.~ Means for removing suture, clip, staple or ligature
DEFINITION
Classification: 606/138
Means for removing suture, clip, staple or ligature:
(under subclass 1) Subject matter wherein means is provided to extract a wound closure means which had been placed to join the wound, made either by an accidental occurrence or by a surgical procedure, when the closure means device is no longer deemed desirable for continued treatment.